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13 Memes for You to Laugh At

Do you have some time to talk about our Lord and Savior Memes?

I promise it won’t take long. We just want to share the good news with you. And the good news is that we’ve got a bunch of memes.

We’ll just leave some of this literature with you to look over.

13. To the wind

If you’ve gotta compare yourself to somebody, maybe start here.

12. The orange glow

Aaaand now I have to buy new ones again.

11. Bad news

So I guess the security cameras WERE working.

10. Pressing issues

Without it, how can I confirm that I was actually born?

9. Cut me to the quick

You were supposed to protect me, not attack.

8. Clownin’ around

You know dang well there’s no excuse you can offer, might as well own it.

7. In the bag

This is the origin story we all need.

6. Classical burns

The music industry is cut throat, I know because I watched Whiplash.

5. Ghosts of hydration past

What’s even scarier is how long it’s actually been since I had any water.

4. I win

This game tears families apart and doesn’t even apologize.

3. Top surveillance

But my ‘grams are so cute now!

2. Taking a stand

Welp, guess I’m never gonna try that again.

1. Speed racer

He’s a demon on wheels!

Have we converted you to our meme religion yet?

If so, what should we call it?

Tell us in the comments.

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10 Really Dumb Things Couples Fight About

I guess if you’re in a relationship for long enough, you can just get mad at each other over literally anything.

Especially if, say, you’re in a situation that requires you to stay at home together with pretty much no breaks for months and months at a time.

The couples of Twitter are certainly no stranger to feeling the pressure. That pressure that comes from that feeling that you love ’em so much but also you kinda want them to die for not much of a reason? Take these ten examples.

10. Time management

I don’t know what year any of us are living in anymore.

9. Let it go

Dude. Come on. You did that on purpose.

8. The eyes have it

Maybe ya’ll just need a little bit of breathing room.

7. The secrets we keep

Wait, aren’t you IMDb?

6. Just plane weird

As a lifelong insomniac, I’d like you to apologize to me as well.

5. In the blink of an eye

Given this tweet, I’d guess he was signaling for help in morse code.

4. Chew on that

Gee oh boy, sounds great!

3. Absolutely trashed

I think that placement is pretty much the international signal for “this is not desirable.”

2. A comforting feeling

MAN does this sound like fun!

1. Turn, turn, turn

As long as they’re not licking it, I guess.

I suppose the moral of the story is – if you don’t wanna get mad at your partner over something stupid, don’t have a partner.

What’s the dumbest thing you and an S/O have fought about?

Tell us in the comments.

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Memes for People Who Are Onboard the Struggle Bus

Are you currenlty on the struggle bus? We understand. There’s a lot of us on here. In fact, it’s getting crowded, and I think I might have just missed my stop.

But while we’re (not) enjoying this ride, we CAN enjoy some struggle memes.

12. No alarms and no surprises, please

Welp, guess tomorrow is just gonna be suffering.

11. Define “fun”

That’s literally impossible and you know it so stop mocking me.

10. Very suspicious

I know something terrible is just waiting to pounce on me and I’m determined to be ready for it.

9. Sky rockets in flight

I think I’ll puff puff pass on paying that right now.

8. Endless regret

Well well well, if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions.

7. Work it

Our survival rate is darn near 50%.

6. Let it go

We both know it’s never gonna happen, let’s not fool ourselves.

5. The isolationist

Yo I didn’t know you’d be inviting all these…yanno, humans.

4. Out of time

I think Einstein might have had some stuff to say about this.

3. Warning

That’s nothing a little electrical tape can’t fix.

2. A terrible diagram

There’s really no overlap, I am forever screwed.

1. You’re going down

At least I’ll be remembered for something?

With memes, even a ride on the struggle bus doesn’t seem so bad.

What’s your favorite way to ease the struggle?

Tell us in the comments.

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Memes for the Game-Obsessed Folks Out There

There are a lot of great mental benefits to playing games. They increase your reflexes, enhance your strategic thinking, engage your memory, encourage cooperation, etc. At least that’s what I kept telling my mom when she would come into my room all “concerned” that I “hadn’t left it” in “several weeks.”

Playing games is a big part of our lives. And unsurprisingly, it’s also a big part of meme culture.

Let’s check out ten memes for the game addicted right now.

10. MY craft?

But I was so young and foolish back then, you can’t hold that against me.

9. Plot twists

Aw come on man, that was half the reason I was even playing this thing.

8. Running on steam

Sleep is for the weak, I answer to a higher calling.

7. Pause for reflection

This is gonna be bricked pretty soon.

6. Game on

When you gotta gamify everything, including your snacks.

5. Everything in balance

Some god you turned out to be.

4. Later, gator

Well, you’ve got a vivid imagination, I’ll give you that.

3. Pass/fail

I don’t like this test.

2. You wood

Oh the sheer indignity of it all.

1. Flatline

But how am I to check in on my various leagues?

And now that that’s done, I gotta get back to Hyrule. This Kingdom ain’t gonna save itself.

What’s your favorite game pastime?

Tell us in the comments.

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Totally Random Treasures From the Big Ol’ Internet

The Internet is truly filled with all kinds of wonders. As far as the eye can see, there are posts of all sorts, waiting to delight us, like small treasures found along a path we didn’t even know we’d be traveling today. Plus, unlike most paths traveled, I don’t even have to actually stand up, so that’s a bonus.

In that spirit, won’t you journey with me now through the fields of funny posts? That we may revel in them together? Amen?

Here are ten great funny things you didn’t know you’d be seeing today.

10. Drop it like it’s hot

These Tony Hawk Pro Skater mods are getting out of control.

9. Pour it over

“Need to” and “going to” are two very different things.

8. The horror

And they don’t wanna be there any more than you do.

7. Dark times

That’s what you get for being lame.

6. Ultimate power

You know he’s got this tech in his garage already.

5. Romaine calm

It knows when to strike and when to hold back.

4. Goblin’ it up

Hey, we all gotta play the hand we’re dealt.

https://ritalara.tumblr.com/post/189248874593/not-elegant-enough-to-be-a-vampire-not-jock

3. Get off my lawn

Turn it down!

https://calscurls.tumblr.com/post/134146059467/admiredmgc-absolutetrashh

2. You know too much

Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink.

https://ghostlight01.tumblr.com/post/185645658668/i-am-so-tired-of-peeing-i-drink-the-water-which

1. A balanced diet

I see nothing wrong here.

https://meerkuesse.tumblr.com/post/170447628387/sapphicaspiewitch-drkkn-me-drinking-juice-at

What a wonderful little journey through the internet. Join me on the next one, how about? We’ll stroll again together and discover more treasures then.

What’s your favorite place to find the internet’s gems?

Tell us all about it in the comments, won’t you?

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Real Stories of Creepy Encounters in Abandoned Building

The term “urban explorer” is used to describe folks who see an abandoned building and just can’t help but check it out.

It’s pretty exciting, but also potentially very dangerous, and spooky, not to mention usually illegal.

Still, we gotta hear the stories, right? Reddit user Inertia_Comrade certainly wanted to:

People who like to explore abandoned buildings. What was the biggest "fuck this, I’m out" moment you had while exploring? from AskReddit

Here are some of the real life chilling tales…

Good luck sleeping tonight!

1. The care home.

A group of us went into an old abandoned care home. (We got in legally). It was pitch black and I mean the type of darkness where you cannot see you hand in front of your face even when you let your eyes adjust. Fortunately we had a few light sources with us.

After walking around and finding copious amounts of evidence that there was squatters staying there (not at the time of our arrival thank god).

We found ourselves standing in a room filled with graffiti but not graffiti from a paint can. This was spelled in dried blood and excrement. The stench was horrendous. We got out of there so quick and have never been back since.

– mike-4510

2. A figure in the darkness.

Broke into an abandoned house in the village I grew up in in England back when I was a teenager, maybe 15 year ago now.

Was with a couple friends but broke off by myself and ventured upstairs, when I turned at the top of the stairs I saw a figure standing in the darkness just staring at me.

I bolted out of the building as quickly as I could and my friends heard me and panicked, they weren’t far behind. Went back there a couple of weeks later with a bigger group to “prove my story” and to my embarrassment.. it was a tall mirror at the top of the stairs, the figure I saw was me.

Not my proudest moment.

– mtblanche14

3. Who’s there?

I used to walk around an abandoned building near a forest which was initially a child hospital in the 70s, a refugee housing in the 90s and a language school for Chinese students till 2007. Since then it’s abandoned. The students left quite suddenly, so I found diaries, certificates and even food. It was interesting since the place was not vandalized at that time.

Once I was inside the building again when I realized someone else was walking upstairs. I never left this place so fast, jumped over the gate and headed to my car.

When I reached there, a police car stopped in front of the building and the two officers jumped over the fence to enter the building.

No idea what was there, but sometimes I wonder if I avoided more than just a report for trespassing.

– Cream314Bakery

4. Picture perfect.

Used to work for a guy renovating houses. He’d buy dumps for like 5 to 10 thousand that had been abandoned for years, we’d fix them up, and he’d rent the houses out.

His daughter would go to houses to take pictures after he bought them since he’d buy a lot of them site unseen because they were so cheap.

One house she went to take pictures at and she was kinda creeped out by the basement and did not want to go in. She just opened the door, leaned in, reached her arm out and took a picture. When her dad reviewed the pictures he saw a man standing in the basement about 5 feet from the camera staring directly into it.

– xxTurd

5. How did it get there?

Found a dead deer on top of an old grain mill. All of the stairs were removed so people couldn’t climb them.

Getting up there is hard enough without carrying a deer carcass on your shoulders. I think about it all the time lol

– ericshmurda

6. Well that can’t be good.

Found a bottle of some liquid in an abandoned drive in theater building. Knocked it over and the concrete starting smoking and we got nosebleeds instantly.

Still no clue what it was but we got the f*ck out

– Alert_Discipline_213

7. A sad story.

Danvers State Mental hospital. Stumbling across an overgrown graveyard full of tiny little headstones with nothing but patient numbers – no names, no dates.

The overwhelming inhumanity that all of those nameless graves represented hit me at once. I’m not easily frightened, and exploring an abandoned mental institution in the middle of the night had been an exciting adventure until that discovery.

Even then, I wasn’t afraid. Deeply saddened and nauseated, I lost my curiosity.

I felt ashamed to be intruding on a space that had seen levels of human cruelty and suffering far beyond what I could ever imagine so I left and never went back.

– logcabinfarmgirl

8. A murder mystery.

Several years ago, a man was murdered in the city I was working in and parts of his body were turning up at various locations. I think his hand and foot had been found and a week had passed.

I’m an architectural designer and I was surveying an abandoned chapel that was slated to be renovated into condos. It was apparent that homeless people had been squatting in the chapel but I wasn’t sure how recently they had been there. When I went into the basement though, it was clear someone was either there or had just left based on the smell. There were no lights due to the power being cut and I didn’t stick around long enough to see if anyone was currently occupying the space.

Two days later someone reported that they found the torso and head of the murdered man in a building attached to the chapel. I had been too freaked out by the smell in the basement to continue on to the attached building. But I’m almost certain I would have been the one to find the body.

– clex_ace

9. The tunnel.

As kids we would walk this 1/4 mile railway tunnel near where i grew up, there were no tracks but it was next to two live tunnels so there was a slight element of danger.

That and the fact it was trespassing i guess and railway workmen or transport police could catch us at any moment.

So as you can imagine it was dark, REAL dark in the middle, but towards the end there was enough light to barely see.

One day we took an old school pal down there and after walking the length, almost at the end of the tunnel just as it was beginning to get light he stopped to look down a large uncovered square 3ft by 3ft manhole….

No he didn’t fall in, but after a flash of brief confusion he took in a deep breath and screamed, then immediately started sprinting for daylight.

“Oh sh*t, F*ckn RRUUINNNNNN!!!” he screams

Naturally without question we ran, having a hard time catching him up.

At the mouth of the tunnel we stopped.

All out of breath “WTF !! What’s wrong? What did you see?” We asked.

His face was pure white, and shakeing barely able to speak he said ” there was someone down there, looking up at me!”

Now this buddy was and still is a good friend of mine, but back then he wasn known for not being the sharpest tool in the drawer…

instantly we had an idea what just happened, but slowly we returned to open manhole.

Then as the four of us stood around this hole looking down, sure enough….. Reflected in the still water about 5ft down this feckn hole was our four faces looking back up at us.

– 8bitPete

10. The prison.

Exploring an abandoned prison part of the ceiling collapsed. It didn’t hit me but it was close enough to knock me over.

I guess junkies used it as a place to shoot up because I fell on an old needle.

I got tested to make sure I didn’t get anything from it but it scared me enough to stay away from abandoned buildings to this day.

– stopfelnolm

11. Dead serious.

There was a coffin, a real coffin.

We were in a abandoned factory that some rich family had owned, and there was this one room with a bunch of personal stuff, letters from the fifties, furniture, old photographs, clothes, even booze, like someone’s home had been put in there.

In the middle of it all a coffin. I swear.

The room was gloomy, it was a late summer afternoon, no power and we didn’t have flashlights. My friend was like “we gotta open this coffin, we can’t leave unless we do, we gotta” and straight up lifted the lid. A sweet smell came from the darkness. When my grandmother died I was the one to find the corpse and I remember that one quite well.

So my heart skipped a couple of beats. The coffin was full of candles. They had a sweet smell.

– JohnSingapore

12. The stare.

Exploring an abandoned manor with some friends. We had been drinking and smoking and thought it would be cool.

The ground floor entrances were covered with bricks so we had to enter through the first floor (~8 ft height) using an improvised ladder made of old trash and wood pieces. It was quite unstable and hard to climb and we were 5 or 6 people.

Being the only way out, and knowing how slow it was, I was on edge the whole time.

We were exploring the floor, cool glass ceiling, lots of debris, but suddenly we find a room filled with plastic containers with pink and brown liquids… Some friends decide to explore the ground floor, which was pitch black and involved going down a broken staircase missing several steps. They heard someone coughing in the dark and feel several people moving in the darkness as their eyes get used to it… At this point I was hearing someone slowly walking in a room on the first floor, carefully stepping over the broken glass on the floor (to not make noise) which was really creepy.

We got the f*ck away and on our way out we saw a roughed up man with bloodshot eyes leaving a shack outside the house and staring at us.

I still shiver when I remember his look. Probably just some junkies living there but for overly high 15 year olds it was scary as f*ck

– mercuriaretrograda

13. As kids do.

As 12 year old kids, we were exploring the woods as kids do. The forest parted to an open field and in the distance was an abandoned farm.

Naturally we crept inside and in one of the horse stalls were all discarded hypodermic needles and old food.

Our parents were quite mad when we told them what we found

– gmc_lex

14. Wtf?

found what looked like the remains of a pig and it was wearing lingerie.

– BumBustingGreek

15. It’s a deal.

Well, a homeless guy with a knife said I shouldn’t be here, I agreed.

– OreoCrustedSausage

To be clear, we don’t condone this. Not least of all because it’s illegal. Be careful what you step into, you don’t know what you might find.

Do you have a story like this?

Share it with us in the comments.

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People Debate if Nuclear Energy Is the Best Option for the Good of the Environment

Whenever the word “nuclear” is mentioned, some people seem to get nervous because of the negative connotation it has.

But maybe nuclear energy is the ideal component we need moving forward when it comes to concerns about the environment?

I really don’t know much of anything about this subject, so I’m gonna leave it to the folks on AskReddit to debate this one for me.

Let’s take a look at what they had to say about it.

1. Here’s a hot take.

“The amount of long term waste with solar and wind is undeniably higher than with nuclear energy. Nuclear power plants in America that are not on fault lines are safe and are designed to be impossible to melt down (really).

A decentralized power system will always be more expensive than a centralized one, and we have the ability to make our grid carbon neutral in a matter of years. What are the downsides?

Why are politicians ignoring this obvious option. I’m not even talking fusion, just fission.”

2. Fear mongering.

“Of course people don’t talk about it, they hear the word nuclear and they think of Hiroshima, Chernobyl, Nagasaki.

The idea of nuclear energy has been pushed to be something feared.”

3. Fired up.

“This gets me f*cking mad.

Chernobyl was an incredibly outdated reactor already at the time it exploded, there was a human and structural mistake and were talking about a time when you were allowed to smoke inside f*cking hospitals, let’s be honest it would never happen again.

And Fukushima just makes me laugh cause it was literally caused by a freaking tsunami.”

4. Perceived as dangerous.

“You can compare it with air traffic: Aeroplanes are statistically the safest method of traveling, but when something goes wrong there are hundreds of dead people, so we perceive it as dangerous, altough it is actually the safest way of travelling.

The same goes for nuclear energy: It is the safest and most efficient way to produce energy, even when you include (very rare) terrible cases such as Chernobyl and Fukushima.”

5. The best option.

“It’s all about energy capacity per acre of land. I heard a Ted Talk and the scientist was saying that to have the UK use only solar, it would require about 1/3 of the land to be covered in solar cells.

Plus, the solar system installed in the Mojave Desert which impact the Desert Tortoise habitat. Wind farms actually ensnare bats, birds, etc. Both however, only work on small portions of land (where the sun shines or the wind blows), but even these power sources are subject to mother nature.

Nuclear on the other hand is incredibly energy dense per acre. If we had invested in nuclear years ago, we would be on generation 250. Also, nuclear energy only produces steam. And finally, we have the land use available to store nuclear energy should we finally get a national plan on how to deal with it.

Again, it’s what options do you have today to solve climate change – warts and all?

Nuclear is the best.”

6. Fission and fusion.

“People are too afraid that a nuclear bomb will go off or something, which can’t possibly happen at a power plant.

Fission and fusion are the only renewables energy types we should even bother pursuing.”

7. Those politicians…

“The 1980s scared people away, once the majority of people who remember those times are dead, nuclear will be easier to push.

Nuclear being bad was the truth for them, people don’t like when you questions something they’ve fundamentally believed for decades, they will just push the discussion away.

Politicians ain’t discussing nuclear because they know this.”

8. Some good info.

“Nuclear plants in their traditional forms have numerous technical issues that can end up prematurely shuttering the plant. Graphic cracking for example.

There’s no denying that nuclear energy is great for base load generation normally provided by thermal fossil fuel generators but the cost of building nukes in their most updated and safe hi-tech forms is enormous compared to adding renewable capacity and using hydro storage or battery with renewables!

Obviously not every energy system is the same but in modern economies by the time FF thermal generation shifts off we could engineer completely renewable systems!”

9. Stigmatized.

“Chernobyl kinda put a stick in it. However it was because of faulty construction.

Nuclear energy provides constant, clean and efficient energy. If you want green energy, go Nuclear.

Today’s process is much safer with more knowledge and understanding in past mistakes. It is the best way to go forward. It’s because of either misinformation, fear and the general media/public view on it.”

10. We need new options.

“Yes nuclear has it’s benefits and fission is simple enough that I understood it when I was 10. And safety management is done very well, using the same principles as with aviation.

But the downsides to the rare but certain f*ck ups are so serious that they change nations and the planet. And we still don’t know the long term effects of all the strontium and other fall out chemicals we all carry around in us, along with every other mammal.

Are you are aware that our governments lied their rectums off about this, ruining lives and careers? And still are? That doesn’t necessarily negate the possibility but reasonable people hesitate in the face of interest-groups-fueled government f*ckery.

Your statement about centralized vs decentralized power systems is bold.

And the long term waste – what are you talking about? And the energy involved in the entirety of each cycle (and hence, the total cost) … are you are aware of how they compare?

Ultimately we need new and better nuclear power options in general and the ultimate aim is to get to a position of having endless energy available that is cheaper than water. Development depends on it. And the trick will be creating power cycles that remove the additional carbon and other compounds from the system over time.”

11. Not the way forward.

“The future of the energy industry is not nuclear.

I’ve spent my career so far building and running electricity companies, and there are a few simple facts that have become apparent:

In modern, deregulated electricity industries, off-grid low voltage generation (think household solar panels) is rapidly reaching cost/performance parity with on-grid power. Investment in storage-based supply in batteries (as opposed to peak generation such as fossil fuel) is f*cking massive – renewables and batteries are projected to take 80% of the $15.1 trillion forecast investment in new power generation.

We will reach a tipping point in about 2035 where transporting electricity (colossal steel pylons and cables across countries) is more expensive than generating it and storing it close to the consumer What this means: Tomorrow’s electricity grids are distributed, made of many small nodes of generation and consumption, and not made of giant power plants with long inefficient transmission lines.

Today’s solar and wind plants can be spun up to utility scale in under a year. A nuclear plant has historically taken over 8 years to build and cost massive up-front capital. Nuclear plants are also designed to have operating lifetimes of 60+ years. Investing in nuclear is not only making a bet that nuclear will stay at the top of the price/kWh curve, but also that it will be there in a decade’s time and then stay there for half a century.

What this means: Nuclear is not only a losing bet based on current economic forecasts, but it’s an absolutely colossal bet that ties you down for 70 years whether you win or lose.

Pro-nuclear research is tainted by pro-nuclear lobbies and governments. Schrader-Frechette found that the majority of research that has pro-nuclear conclusions is funded by parties with conflicts of interest.

Fossil fuels are dying anyway (never fast enough, sadly), so the true question is not if we go renewable but which renewable to take, and it seems we can’t take for granted that pro-nuclear attitudes are based in unbiased critical thought. What this means: It may not even be true that nuclear energy is a good option – nevermind the best option – if we cannot trust the research.

Now, this sucks for me. I’m a huge physics fanboy, and thorium reactors and fission are absolutely my favourite ideas for future energy production. I’m attracted to space-age nuclear ideals at a very emotional level – I know how it feels – but the facts just aren’t panning out that way.

In the end, it’s not true that politicians are ignoring the “obvious” nuclear option. This is a very serious issue that very, very many of the worlds smartest are working on, and the sensible option is already the one we’re taking.

Turns out scientists are largely pretty good at what they do. Who’d have thought?”

12. Fearful of nuclear.

“The fossil feul industry obviously has a vested interest to keep people fearful of nuclear. They’ll spend lots of money on add campaigns covered with nuclear bomb explosions and zero facts.

I read recently that nuclear deaths per year is even less than some other green energies, wind iirc and that has to be a wake up call for those that are fearful. As for fossil fuel, its a no contest in comparison.

Fossil fuel has powerful lobbies, powerful corps and the republican party receives about 90% of their donations or something.”

What do you think about this?

Is nuclear energy the way to go for the good of our environment?

Talk to us in the comments and share your thoughts. Thanks!

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Doctors Discovered a New Organ Inside Our Heads by Accident

Are you ready for another dose of weird science? Doctors at the Netherlands Center have accidentally discovered another organ inside the human head.

As it turns out, this new organ happens to be another set of the many glands that help secrete who-knows-what throughout our bodies.

While conducting research on patients with head and neck cancer, oncologists in the Netherlands noticed something strange.

Using positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans, a new type of diagnostic imaging, doctors noticed two areas of the brain unexpectedly light up.

This came across as quite the surprise. So, these scientists did what scientists do best; they investigated even more.

The new findings were not an anomaly. As it turns out, all 100 of the patients scanned displayed the same results.

Researchers suspected that this new organ was a set of salivary glands – yet another addition to the three pairs we already have in our heads.

To confirm their discovery, scientists cross-analyzed their findings with Amsterdam UMC.

There, doctors searched cadavers (yep, dead people!) and found the same mysterious new glands.

This new organ, dubbed the tubarial glands, is a critical discovery for those in the oncological field. Glands can be seriously affected by radiation, so knowing where they are is essential when creating a treatment plan.

Damaging the glands during radiation can have serious effects on a person’s quality of life. Complications from radiation can include trouble swallowing, speaking, and eating.

It’s possible that doctors were unintentionally causing these glands harm before their discovery. So, this is a huge step towards creating more effective treatment.

Here’s a video about the new glands!

What’s your take on these new glands in your head? Are you totally disgusted or relatively unbothered?

Let us know in the comments!

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People Share the Strange Things They Believed as Kids

Think back to when you were just a little kid…

If you can remember, you probably recall that you thought about AND believed all kinds of weird stuff. Don’t try to deny it!

What strange things do you believe when you were a kid?

Let’s see what people had to say about this.

1. Don’t touch those!

Or else…

2. I’m getting bigger!

I would be a giant by now.

3. What do you mean I don’t need them?!?!

That is bad news…

4. Eat the crust.

Never skip it!

5. You’re in for a big surprise.

It could go any way!

6. That’s why it’s called a “restroom”.

Now I want one of these.

7. That’s a racist song!

Oh, wait…never mind.

8. Not for everyone…

I don’t think I could pull that off.

9. Looking up to the sky.

That’s a big boat.

10. That’s one huge conveyor belt.

Kids sure do think funny, huh?

11. The woman in the toaster.

Well, isn’t that adorable?!?!

12. Worried about the “holey” priests.

What’s gonna happen to them?!?!

13. Three big things.

I really like the one about the sting rays.

Now we want to hear from you.

Yeah, you!

In the comments, tell us about the strange things that you believed when you were a kid. Thanks in advance!

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What Scares You as an Adult That Didn’t Bother You as a Youngster? Here’s What People Said.

It’s pretty interesting how our fears and worries change as we get older.

When you’re young and you think you’re invincible, all the scary stuff out there just seems to roll off your back. And then you get a little bit older and you get a little more worried about, well…everything.

Does this sound familiar to you?

Folks on AskReddit talked about the things that scare them as adults that didn’t bother them much when they were young. Let’s take a look.

1. Not as much fun anymore.

“Signs of aging.

When you’re a kid, getting older means new and exciting changes.

When you’re in your 30s and older, it means far less fun things.”

2. Life is hard.

“Needing help or advice. I’m a grown adult now, 34, and my mom and dad have since passed on.

When I run into a problem with an appliance or a home repair or need help with a recipe, it always takes me a minute to remember they aren’t here anymore.

Really sucks having no one to lean on when things get hard. My mom used to just give me $100 without question when I’d be hard up for money. No more bank-of-mom. if I run out of money now I’m just f*cked until payday.”

3. Slow down!

“Traveling in a car, especially if I’m not the one driving.

7 year old me: Man it’s amazing how many adults are smart enough to run hundreds of cars around the city going super fast and not hit each other!

Adult me: uhhhhhhh….”

4. Be careful.

“Jumping down from a height greater than a few feet.

As a kid I could jump off a roof and roll with it, nowadays if I land funny I fear I’ll be paralyzed for life.”

5. Oh God, no!

“A tooth falling out. As a kid it was gross, funny and painful all at once. As an adult, horrifying.

My dentist said that a couple of my teeth are “a little mobile.” Then he said it’s nothing to really worry about, as if hearing “teeth” and “mobile” in the same sentence is ever good.”

6. A fact of life.

“When you are a child, you see for parents mortality as something so far away and that eventually you will be prepared

But it’s never the case, recently my grandmother died after a long disease and what it strike me the most was the reaction from my mom, she said “no somos nada”, “we are nothing”, she was devastated and then it comes to my mind, one day I would be the one on her shoes and she will be on the coffin.

The hard part is that, that is the best result, that you bury your parents not the other way around.”

7. Protect your noggin.

“Head injuries.

As a kid, I thought broken bones were the big thing to worry about, because I could visualize what that was; I had no sense for the severity of brain injuries.

As an adult, protecting my noggin is my number one injury concern, because the human machine don’t work with a damaged processor.”

8. Time is precious.

“Lack of time.

As a kid, felt like I had all the time in the world.

As an adult, I feel like I have no time to do anything other than work.”

9. EVERYTHING.

“I bought a house a couple years ago. Literally everything scares me now.

It’s raining? Probably gonna flood the basement.

Windy? Tree’s gonna fall on the house.

Weird smell? Probably an electrical fire.

Leave the house for literally 5 minutes? Obviously going to explode due to a gas leak.”

10. Not a thrillseeker anymore.

“Roller coasters.

I used to ride them all summer long because I had a six flags summer pass. I went a few years ago with my younger sister. It wasn’t fun anymore. I just kept feeling like I was going to die.

I ended up holding purses, and keeping my feet on the ground. I never understood why my mom would just wait for me, but I get it now.”

11. Yeah, pretty scary.

“I had no fear of U-Hauls until I rented a U-Haul.

I filled out all of my information online and they gave me the keys to a 27 foot box truck. No training. No anything. They’ll just let anyone take these massive vehicles and drive them off the lot.

Give them a wide berth.”

12. Aging.

“Honestly, just getting older. I’m only 36 but I just don’t want to be an “old person.” I fear my daughter is already starting to see me that way, but I do everything I can to fight it.

One disc in my back is permanently injured from a car wreck 12 years ago, one knee is bad from playing with a nephew 14 years ago.

I want to be the strong hero my daughter needs as she grows up but I fear these will really catch up to me in the coming years.”

13. Under the knife.

“Anesthesia.

As a kid, I was led to believe that it was something magical that happened to you when you got your tonsils out, and then afterwards, you could eat all the ice cream you wanted!

Now that I’ve had it as an adult and know that there’s always a possibility it could go horribly wrong, I get really antsy and scared just thinking about it.”

14. Avoid it if possible.

“Anything related to going to the hospital.

When I was a kid, I was always in the emergency room with a deep cut or broken bone. Now that I realize it isn’t as “free” as I thought it was when I was a kid, I’ll make any excuse to not go to the hospital.

Case in point, my wife (before we were married) went to the ER with severe abdominal pains and found out she had an infection in her gallbladder. So they removed it.

Her hospital bill, because she went “out of network” and had an ER visit, was over $80,000. Meanwhile, I probably would have just died because I would have crunched down a hundred Immodium before visiting the hospital.”

Now it’s your turn.

In the comments, tell us what scares you as an adult that didn’t scare you as a youngster.

We can’t wait to hear your stories. Thanks!

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